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Flash Flood Warning 60, NWS JSJ

October 1, 2003

NWS JSJ issued this flash flood warning at Oct 1, 2003, 3:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 17 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 1, 2003, 3:15 PM CDT (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Oct 2, 2003, 8:30 AM CDT
In force: 17 hr
Issued by: NWS JSJ
Area: Whole counties

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WGCA52 TJSJ 012018
FFWSJU
PRC001-059-081-093-153-012130-

BULLETIN-EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
415 PM AST WED OCT 1 2003

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED

* A FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING MUNICIPALITIES IN PUERTO 
RICO...

     GUAYANILLA
     ADJUNTAS
     MARICAO
     YAUCO
     LARES

* UNTIL 530 PM AST

* AT 411 PM AST...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING OVER THESE AREAS. 
DOPPLER RADAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 3 INCHES PER 
HOUR WERE OCCURRING. MOVEMENT OF THE STORMS IS NEARLY STATIONARY. 
THEREFORE...FLASH FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN AREAS...AS 
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED.

  THIS WARNING INCLUDES ALL RIVERS...STREAMS AND TRIBUTARIES WITHIN
  THE WARNING AREA.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR HAS
BEEN REPORTED. EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND AND TAKE THE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS SHOULD FLOOD WATERS AFFECT YOUR AREA. MOTORISTS AND
PEDESTRIANS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED ROADS AND AREAS...AS
YOU AND YOUR VEHICLE MIGHT BE SWEPT AWAY BY FLOOD WATERS. PERSONS IN
LOW LYING AREAS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM
LOCAL CIVIL DEFENSE OR LAW OFFICIALS.

$$

DG

2 follow-up statements

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 012125
FFSSJU
PRC001-059-081-093-153-012225-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
525 PM AST WED OCT 1 2003

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO...

     GUAYANILLA...ADJUNTAS...MARICAO...YAUCO AND LARES

AT 525 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY 
RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THESE MUNICIPALITIES EARLIER HAS DISSIPATED. 
THEREFORE...FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. 
THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY LINGERING WATER ON 
THE ROADWAYS AND HIGH STREAM OR RIVER LEVELS THROUGH EARLY THIS 
EVENING.

$$

DG

000 
WGCA72 TJSJ 012135 CCA
FFSSJU
PRC001-059-081-093-153-012225-

BULLETIN-IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...COR
FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR
525 PM AST WED OCT 1 2003

THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED EARLIER BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FOLLOWING
MUNICIPALITIES

IN PUERTO RICO...

     GUAYANILLA...ADJUNTAS...MARICAO...YAUCO AND LARES

...HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED...

AT 525 PM...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE HEAVY 
RAIN WHICH AFFECTED THESE MUNICIPALITIES EARLIER HAS DISSIPATED. 
THEREFORE...FLASH FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. 
THUS...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

PEOPLE SHOULD CONTINUE TO REMAIN ALERT FOR ANY LINGERING WATER ON 
THE ROADWAYS AND HIGH STREAM OR RIVER LEVELS THROUGH EARLY THIS 
EVENING.

$$

DG

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.